Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of class, students will be able to...

• analyze rationalism as evidenced by reading, discussion and annotations.

Due Today:

• The Scarlet Letter CH 12 and 13 Cornell Notes (Events and 3 Lit Devices)

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• Due Fri 9/9: Autobiography of Ben Franklin Annotations
• Due Fri 9/9: Read and annotate The Scarlet Letter thru CH 15 for Lit Circle Meeting #6:
  1. Take Cornell Notes on the main events of CH 15, cite pg. number/textual evidence
  2. Use your annotation guide to identify at least 2 literary devices from the chapters, cite pg. number/textual evidence.
• Due Mon 9/12:Rationalism Vocab #1 Notes for Quiz

Essential Questions:

• What are the philosophical assumptions of rationalists and how do they show up in texts?
• How does history influence texts?

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• Pre-Read
• Read and Annotate
• Analyze

• Using Cornell Notes, discuss and answer the following with your group using textual evidence:
  1. After Pearl asks again and Dimmesdale replies that he will stand with them on judgment day, what appears in the sky?
  2. How did the people interpret the sign in the sky?
  3. How has people’s view of the scarlet letter changed with time?
  4. What do they now say that the A stands for?
  5. How has Hester’s appearance begun to change?
  6. What does Hester resolve to do in order to try to save Dimmesdale?
  7. Symbolism: What is symbolic in these chapters and what does the symbolism mean? Use textual evidence to support what you say.

• Finish Puritanism Summative
• Read/Take Notes for Scarlet Letter